Pre-requisites

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Writing in the Sciences (Betreuer: Kristin Sainani)

Kurzbeschreibung:

This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, and issues in publication and peer review.

Zielgruppe

Learn how to write scientific text

Writing (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Pre-requisite course on writing  

Zielgruppe

Learn how to do write text.


Composing free and open online education resources (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Pre-requisite course on composition of Open Education resources  

Zielgruppe

Learn how to do contribute to Open Education

Learning to learn the wiki way (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

How to learn with wikis  

Zielgruppe

Learner who are interested on collaborative learning with wikis


How to use wiki technology as a free learner (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

How to learn with wikis, podcast etc.  

Zielgruppe

Learner who are interested on collaborative learning with wikis


Social Networks

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Algorithms Crunching Social Networks (Betreuer: Taught by Michael Littman and Job Evers)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Ever played the Kevin Bacon game? This class will show you how it works by giving you an introduction to the design and analysis of algorithms, enabling you to discover how individuals are connected.  

Zielgruppe

Intermediate

Social Network Analysis (Betreuer: Lada Adamic)

Kurzbeschreibung:

This course will use social network analysis, both its theory and computational tools, to make sense of the social and information networks that have been fueled and rendered accessible by the internet.  

Zielgruppe

Intermediate

Networked Life (Betreuer: Michael Kearns)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Networked Life will explore recent scientific efforts to explain social, economic and technological structures -- and the way these structures interact -- on many different scales, from the behavior of individuals or small groups to that of complex networks such as the Internet and the global economy.  

Zielgruppe

Intermediate

Social Media

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Web Intelligence and Big Data (Betreuer: Gautam Shroff)

Kurzbeschreibung:

This course is being simulateously offered at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi as well as the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi. This course is about building `web-intelligence' applications exploiting big data sources arising social media, mobile devices and sensors, using new big-data platforms based on the 'map-reduce' parallel programming paradigm.  

Zielgruppe

Intermediate

Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative (Betreuer: Jay Clayton)

Kurzbeschreibung:

For both newcomers and hard-core gamers who want to reflect on their passion, this course will explore what happens to stories, paintings, and films when they are turned into online games.  

Zielgruppe

Beginner

The Camera Never Lies (Betreuer: Emmett Sullivan)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Film, images & historical interpretation in the 20th century for those who have a general interest in photojournalism, and films based on historical events.  

Zielgruppe

Beginner

Malicious Software and its Underground Economy: Two Sides to Every Story (Betreuer: Lorenzo Cavallaro)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Learn about traditional and mobile malware, the security threats they represent, state-of-the-art analysis and detection techniques, and the underground ecosystem that drives such a profitable but illegal business.  

Zielgruppe

Beginner

Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps (Betreuer: Mick Grierson, Matthew Yee-King and Marco Gillies)

Kurzbeschreibung:

For anyone who would like to apply their technical skills to creative work ranging from video games to art installations to interactive music, and also for artists who would like to use programming in their artistic practice.  

Zielgruppe

Beginner

= Language Departments =

Spanish Language Department (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Introductory course on Spanish language  

Zielgruppe

Learn basic Spanish.

Italian Language Department (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Introductory course on Italian language  

Zielgruppe

Learn basic Italian.

Chinese Language Department (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Pre-requisite course on Chinese Diaspora Studies  

Zielgruppe

Learn how to do write and speak Chinese.

Portuguese Language Department (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Pre-requisite course on Brasilian Diaspora Studies  

Zielgruppe

Learn how to do write and speak Portuguese.

Film and Documentary Studies

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Film and Documentary Studies (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Learn about the how to do visual research with film documentaries  

Zielgruppe

Learners with interest in visual research in migration & development

Filmmaking (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Learn about the how to do deal with the technology for film documentary making  

Zielgruppe

Follow-up for learners with interest in learning more about filmmaking for film documentaries

Storyboard (Betreuer: n.n.)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Learn about the how to make a storyboard  

Zielgruppe

Specialization course as follow-up for basic film documentary course

Global History

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A New History for a New China, 1700-2000: New Data and New Methods, Part 1 (Betreuer: James Lee)

Kurzbeschreibung:

The purpose of this course is to summarize some of the new directions in Chinese history and Chinese social science produced by the discovery and analysis of new historical data, in particular archival documents and datasets, and to organize this knowledge in a framework that encourages learning about China in comparative perspective.

Zielgruppe

Learners with interest in ICT in community development

Diaspora Politics

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E-Democracy

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Securing Digital Democracy by J. Alex Halderman (Betreuer: J. Alex Halderman)

Kurzbeschreibung:

In this course, you'll learn what every citizen should know about the security risks--and future potential — of electronic voting and Internet voting.

Zielgruppe

Learner who are interested on the complex causes and effects between science, society and technology

Immigration and Citizenship

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Immigration and U.S. Citizenship (Betreuer: Polly Price)

Kurzbeschreibung:

What does it mean for an immigrant to become a U.S. citizen? Through a background of historical and policy perspectives, this course will examine U.S. law governing how citizenship is acquired, the constitutional and international law foundations underlying immigration regulation, the role of the federal government in regulating immigration, and immigration law reform.

Zielgruppe

Learners with interest in US Immigration and citizenship

Community Development

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Telecenter (Betreuer: Chi-Vinh)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Learn about Telecenter in community development  

Zielgruppe

Learners with interest in ICT in community development

Kursbezeichnung Zielgruppe Voraussetzung Status
Community Land Trust Learners with interest in Community Land Trust (CLT) for affordable housing
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en-3 This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of English.
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Community Education

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Community Music Education (Betreuer: Chi-Vinh)

Kurzbeschreibung:

Learn about Telecenter in community music education  

Zielgruppe

Learners with interest in ICT in community music education

Political Philosophy

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Kursbezeichnung Zielgruppe Voraussetzung Status
Justice - What is the right thing to do ? Learners with interest in Ethic
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en-3 This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of English.
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Identity

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Kursbezeichnung Zielgruppe Voraussetzung Status
Philosophie des Bewusstseins Learners with interest in identity
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de-3 Diese Person hat sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse.
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